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Paying Castros Price

It is reported that a deal has been reached between the Castro government and a Cuban exile mis- sion for the release of 1,179 prison- ers captured in the abortive Cuban invasion a vear ago, and that 54 of these prisoners, the sick and wound- ed, will be flown to Maima tomorrow morning. They will be followed later by the others, after Castro’s demand for indemnities totalling $62,000,- 000 has been met.

This trade in human beings is deplorable, but it would be equally deplorable to allow the prisoners to rot in Castro’s jails for lack of money to pay their ransom. The huge price involved would indicate that the Kennedy administration is underwriting the transaction, though not appearing officially as the payee. Indeed, it was in duty bound to do so, since the invasion attempt would never have been made but for Washington’s encouragement and support. And, possibly, it was Wash- ington’s failure to follow through with air support that doomed the attacking Cubans to capture. But the whole affair was a colossal blunder, diplomatically as well as atrategically, on which Premier Cas- tro has been capitalizing ever since.

Since his previous tractors-for- prisoners proposal, Castro has upped the price threefold. In his first of- fer the prisoners were to be releas- ed en masse provided a_ specified number of machines were bought by their well-wishers and sent to Cuba. In the new plan the prisoners have, following a trial, been fined $25,000 to $500,000 each, with al- ternative sentences of up to 30 years’ imprisonment. If and as the fines are paid, prisoners may be re- leased.

Tt fs to be hoped that eventual- lv they will all he ransomed, and this sorry episode brought to a close. Castro’s treasury will be en- riched thereby, but his callous re- sort to this form of extortion is not Hkely to enhance his popularity among his Latin American neigh- hors. Should Cuba’s economy con- tinue its ‘precipitate decline, it conceivable the ransom price could be beaten down; but that would take more time, and lower still further the prestige of the U.S. Cen- tral Intelligence Agency responsible for the fate in which the Cuban pawns find themselves. Better to pay the shot and get it over with. And that, presumably, is what the Cuban exile mission has been au- thorized to do.

The General Won't Run

General McNaughton’s announce- ment that he has no intention of en- tering politics has put an end to @peculation that he might be a Liberal candidate in the next federal election. It is just as well. What- ever the merits of his criticism about the terms of the Columbia River treaty with the United States, and his right to a hearing on this fesue, his chances in polities; would be doubtful to say the least.

‘_ It is recalled that only recently another distinguished old soldier, Lt.-Gen. Charles Foulkes, former Chief of the General Staff, went af- ter the Liberal Party nomination in Victoria, and failed. He should have taken it with ease, but was outman- @euvered by a rival candidate who him out on a vote of 92-90. prompted General Foulkes after the event: “I don’t

comes to footwork in pol-

is

Frank Walkes

rootwork has never been astute. He was made the goat for the King Government’s anti-conscription pol- icy in 1944, after he had returned from commanding the Canadian forces overseas following sharp dif- ferences with the Imperial General Staff. The General was induced to throw his weight against conscrip- ton and enter the King cabinet in place of Defense Minister Ralston, who had resigned over this issue. After being defeated in two elec- tions he went on to other posts, out- side politics, to render the distin- guished service for which he was commended by Prime Minister Diefenbaker in announcing his re- tirement as co-chairman of the In- ternational Joint Commission.

In two world wars General Mc- Naughton performed services to his country and to the cause of world freedom which it would be shame- ful for Canada to forget. And his peacetime record as well can easily stand comparison with that of his detractors. But he was just not cut out for the hustings. He is neither a persuasive orator nor an affable back-slapper. He belongs to that class of gruff patriots for whom partisan intrigues are as mystifying as they are distasteful. As against the more successful practitioners in this art he might as well admit, as did General Foulkes on the oc- above noted: “We are like babes going to the wolves. We are just Red Riding Hoods.”

Better for old warriors, unequip- ped for such combat, to keep away from the wolves’ lurking places.

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Too Much Snooping

Scientists, who stick their noses into everything from the atom to the universe, are now planning to listen in on the communications be- tween whales. What good it will do them we don’t know, but the Mil- waukee Journal reports that this idea is in the wind, sparked hy a conference the other day of che American Museum of Natural *is- tory on the use of telemetry in studying animals. Telemetry is the collection of scientific data and its transmission to a remote station.

One agenda item, as above not- ed, was the monitoring of gossip between whales. A subsidiary of an aircraft corporation has thought up

an oceanic robot, powered by a muffled airplane engine, which would sneak up on unsuspecting

whales and report whatever noises they were making. The robot would be controlled by a mother ship. When it wasn’t intruding on ihe private lives of whales, it could try to eavesdrop on porpoises. The scientists have an idea that these mammals talk to each other and feel no reluctance in trying to over- hear them.

There is an old maxim to the ef- fect that listeners never hear good about themselves, and are apt to get an earful of abuse to boot. Perhaps that is too much to hope for in this case, but it would be making the punishment fit the crime. There ought to be a law against this wilful invasion of the privacy of inoffen- sive creatures who just want to be left alone! What they have to say to each other is neither here nor there, so far as we're concerned; and surely our scientists have enough problems to grapple with on earth without snooping around the ocean deeps in this manner.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Criminal Code of Canada takes precedence over the highway traffic acts of provinces, according to an Ontario magistrate. He was ruling on a case where a Stratford district man had received a license suspension in Ontario, then moved to Saskatchewan where he took out a new permit. With his new license he drove back to Ontario and was picked up for driving while his On- tario license was under suspension.

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An Ottawa commentator recalls that this week’s budget is the 95th since Confederation, and the 7ist that has gone into the red. On only 24 unusual occasions have the na- tion’s annual accounts been on the black side of the ledger. But re- gardiess of deficits outnumbering surpluses just about three to one, Canada has continued to grow and prosper and the standard of living gets better by the year. Perhaps the economists can explain it; but for the most part these are the ones that are shaking their heads sadly over the whole affair.

RICKSHAW BOY

ISRAEL BY ITSELF

No Support In The Security Council

MLF. In The Winnipeg Free Press

Despite Israel’s repeated and , urgent pleas, not a single mem- ber of the security council has, as yet, supported its proposal that Syria as well as Israel should be censured for the re- cent fighting at Lake Tiberias.

Moreover, General Van Horn, chief of staff of the Palestine truce commission, has denied the accuracy of Israel's version of the events which led to the shooting. This denial has evok- ed aharsh rejoinder from Israel.

It may appear to many ob- servers that this sequence of events casts doubt on Israel's ease and in fact discredits it. But Israel has drawn a_ very different and extremely omin- ous conclusion from the debate. It has decided, not for the first time, that it cannot reasonably expect fair treatment in the se- curity council.

ITS OWN STRENGTH |

Whenever its faith in the Uni- ted Nations has been shaken, Israel has felt compelled to place greater emphasis on_ its own strength to protect its na- | tional security. By an inevitable reaction the Arab states have increased their own ilitary preparations. The result invar- iably has been a crisis tnat has endangered world peace. Will the same tragic events repeat them- selves now?

The delegation of Israel is now saying that the Middle East may be exposed to new dangers unless world opinion shows it- self more responsive to its case than the United Nations thus far has been in weighing the merits of the dispute. This argument has been presented not as a threat but as a reason why re- sponsible opinion should heed the true issues in the present controversy, without taking the judgment of the security coun- cil as the last word on the

meaning of the border disturb-

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CONTROL OF TIBERIAS | Lake Tiberias is part of Israel's territory. At no point does Syrian territory touch the shore of the lake, But Syria has often tired to place the north- eastern corner of the lake under its control. A number of forti- fied Syrian military positions

were constructed on the slopes

PUBLIC FORUM |

This column is open to the Longs pg estions

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ing letters subm eee

A TRIBUTE

Sir,—I should like to take this opportunity to pay a sincere tri- bute to the producer, the cast and all those who had - anything to do a the production of “Oklahom

To in a ao eg of this

kind requires courage, imagina- tion above nail, technical skill. It is no easy task to co-or-

the qoctengtianeneth in “Okla- homa’’.

The lessons learned in classroom are important. derived from

extra-cur- activities are also I feel sure that

The

| Syria, since the shore

and the | military favor of d the water (700 feet below sea level) are dominated by the high ground on the Syrian side.

The armistice commis- sion has condemned Syria a number of times. This time there was one significant differ- ence. Never before had the Sy- rian forces used against [srael’s craft, on the lake, weapons of such a powerful calibre as the armor-piercing guns which blew gaping holes in the side of the Israeli police launch on March 8 and were again used in at- tacks on March 15 and 1

The presence of such weap- ons within the defensive area is a violation of the armis- tice agreement. The type of gun was exactly identified since one of the unexploded shells was shown by Israel to the United Nations military observer. |

ISRAEL’S VERSION According to Israel's version,

overlooking the shore adjacent waters. The advantage here is in

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| batteries.

here is the history of the recent fighting

The object of the Israeli ac- tion on Mare 6 and 17 was

| the destruction of a Syrian mili-

tary position encroaching into the demilitarized zone, where | its very existence was in breach of the armistice agree- ment. This position, which had heen involved in the attacks on

Israeli vessels on the lake, was |

occupied and destroyed, after | precautions had been taken to ensure that no harm would be done to the inhabitants of the adjacent Arab village of Nu- qeib in the demilitarized zone. After this operation, Syrian artillery laid down a _ barrage n the Israeli village of Cin Gev, on the eastern shore, as well as on other settlements around the lake. In order to re- lieve the inhabitants of these settlements from the bombard- ment, Israeli guns and aircraft

| ‘were used against the Syrian

After this reprisal, the United Nations arranged a cease-fire for the area.

Britain’s Obligations By Doug Marshall Canadian Press Staff Writer

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Britain has reassured the six Common Market countries that | she accepts the political obliga- tions as well as the economic benefits of market membership.

Edward Heath, the lord privy seal, told the community's for- eign ministers in London this week that Britain now is ready to help them draft a new po- litical map of Europe.

Since negotiations began last fall the British government has | remained silent about the po-| litical implications of the Euro- | pean community formed by France, Italy, West Germany, oe Holland and Luxem-

This has led to criticism in| London and on the Continent that the political issues were be- ing deliberately hidden from the | British people because of the) delicate problem of national sov- ereignty.

READY TO TALK Now the government appar-

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| ently feels that the horse-trad- |

ing in Brussels is sufficiently advanced that Britain can prof- | itably join in the planning dis- | cussions. } Reports indicate that Heath |

have dogged the community's |

members | stressed that NATO should re-

political talks in Luxembourg.

He also made it a clear con- | | dition of British entry that con-

stitutional ties and arrange- ments for consultation with Commonwealth countries would be retained.

The European states have been unable to agree whether | they want an integrated, supra- | national political structure or a federated system that preserves present national unities.

France's President de Gaulle is in favor of a confederation— a “Europe of the Fatherlands” —but Belgium, Holland and Lux- |

| embourg prefer a tighter struc- | ture and think a British voice | at the planning table would sup- |

port them.

The six foreign ministers still could not agree at the last = three weeks ago. The next r of discussions begins ‘April 17 but there is little prospect Brit- ain will be invited so soon.

Heath's statement brought Britain down on the side of those members of the commu- nity who wish to strengthen cur- rent European institutions and

see them evolve into a structure |

above existing governments.

He also said Britain supports | a closer integration of defence policies among but

main supreme.

Planned Madr ness

“If we develop and ment an aggressive prepare- dness

after a possible nuclear attack, a level of economic acti-

To all of = an aaaie de ; and property the

' Damage To Disc Is Often Result

injury is more meanin

One of the most troublesome of the Sree injuries anes damage to the cushion (disk

two neck vertebras.

is pressure on the al cord and nerves. The back of the

eck hurts, especially when the ned is moved up or down or to the right or left. There also may be pain in back of the head as well as in the shoulders and arms

Many victims of disk injury improve after the head is plac- ed in traction or when a head- | neck shoulder brace is worn for | several weeks. Surgery may be needed should these measures |

fail to relieve pain.

A surgical team from Johns |

Hopkins university perfected an operation in which the diseased disk is removed and replaced by a bone graft, obtained from the hip bone. It is shaped Lage | erly, to fit into the spac tween the vertebras. The flier fuses with the other bone and, * time, the individual is almost ood as new. Agere ene? 75 per cent are benefited m

eely from this procecure; i. 6 | per cent there was no improve

ent.

Sprains and arthritic changes resulting from whiplash injury | respond to heat, massage, trac- | tion, or the use of a brace.

are helpful in keeping the upper —_— flexible, reducing muscle spasm, and stretching the irri- tated fibrous tissue.

(Dr. n Dellen will answer questions on medical topics ff oussa. self-addressed enve. lope accompanies request.)

DIZZY ON WALKING

W. R. writes: I was hospital- ized for 18 months because of stroke. I’m now able to walk with only a slight limp of the left foot. But the thing is, I get dizzy after walking a little and feel as if I would fall. Is this the result of the stroke?

REPLY Possibly, but stroke should not be blamed for everything that develops from now on. There are other causes of dizzi- | ness that ought to be investigat-

PHOBIAS ARE NEUROSES O. K. writes: Is a phobia con- sidered a neurotic condition?

REPLY } Yes. Not only is the fear ab- normal but the reaction to the fear is greatly exaggerated. The individual with claustro- phobia is afraid to go into a

| and weak. He will sweat profus- | ely and have palpitation when he is confined In a small space.

‘WEIGHT AND ASTHMA D. B. writes: My doctor oe me T have asthma but friends won't believe it, as they say I’m too fat to have this dis- order. Is it true that only thin people develop asthma?

REPLY No. Asthniatics come in all sizes: small, medium, and large.

| TODAY’S HEALTH HINT— und = = Self-scrutiny is needed from time to time.

OUR YESTERDAYS From the Guardian Files

NTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (April 13, 1937)

St. onal s Dramatic ae resented one-act play

Monday ‘night, The first ” i

der the direction Fred

me | 2S sables and ermini tween ™

disk degenerates, the vertebras = ve in Canada.

come closer eee there | Star.

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NOTES BY THE WAY |

Whatever your there are always plenty

ptkeds @ oe e-tee’ s doe | e y

off. — Brandon Sun.

It is quite to get lab- oratory mice to inhale te smoke. Mice

in: | teen-agers. — Christian Science Monitor.

Opportunity would be much more ones welcomed when he knocks if it weren't for | the fact that | he is invariably ac- companied by his twin brother, Work — Nanaimo Free Press.

‘

The current issue of the glossy

propoganda magazine, Soviet ‘Union Today, are * article on life and hard w in the

es for So have a lot a women oron

——.o

really is a new child labor law to keep

oungsters Le tham News.

Nylon shoes have been .

smarter | ed f ho: | than humans, apparently, “”’ Paar er eee

— Ottawa —

Lt.-Col, John Glenn’s effigy

has been added to the waxworks

| collection in ve Tussaud’s

London. e ultimate

mark of qe — Ottawa Citizen.

M we were to see an im- mense, fire-ravaged city, and were told that in it five thou- sand persons had perished in the flames, we should be deeply moved. Such a nightmarish pic- ture would be presented if all thé fire tragedies across Canada during the past i0 years were gathered together in one place.

Hamilton Spectator.

Tawd

THE famous romance tween Mare Antony and cic. | atra has the virtue of poetry in Shakesperian blank verse, but seems tawdry when the prota- gonists are film stars enacting the two historic roles, who are | unable or unwilling to distin-

ween the shadow and the substance.

It has become notorious that, for publicity purposes, screen stars in lovers’ roles are ex- pected to work up a real - life romance in the process of a pic- ture being filmed. This is sup- posed to be good for the box of- e. Sometimes, the romance is no more than make -believe and soon forgotten. But such is oe nature of filmdom that that

many of its denizens are acting all the time. Getting married,

| divorced and then getting mar- |

| ried again to another, is oor of

| an incessant cooked- -up drama. An episode of this ilk now has

occurred in Rome, where the

ry Protogonists

actor playing Mare Antony one - actress pretending to be Cleopatra are staging a . <alled real-life romance in the public eye — in the night clubs | where they will be noticed. In this case, a Welsh Mare Antony’s wife and children have | left Rome for their home in | England, and the American | Cleopatra's husband has scur- | ried back to the United States, and there's not too much sym- pathy for him for he ran out on a previous wife under some- what similar circumstances. Sympathy is this sordid tale | is reserved for the children of | the various marriages involved | in the mess, for their's is the ju- venile ordeal of growing up admist a state of confusion. A- midst theatrical complexity, the bewildered children are groping | for the sense of order and adult decorum without which no chiid can find the security his nature

craves.

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Prison Romance

Fran McKearny is to a man once ‘feted on Boston's Pathe team) ier l aaa now a 36 to 46-year prison sentence in Wal ass. The strange romance began when she sent him a Christmas card from the Yukon where she worked as a secretary. Con- tinued co developed a bond of understanding that resulted in her going south + im and a r becoming en- paged. turday, Weekend Magazine tes el th ry of their unusual

for a pounible parole prison walls.

and shows them hopi tien and a wedding y outside ide

THE EVENING PATRIOT